Originally Posted by daycare:
thanks BC I love how neutral all of your answers are..
ON that last question....mom vs dad....if you were working 70+ hour weeks and the care that dad was providing was not suitable for how YOU wanted the children raised, do you think that it would be fair to say that you should then make your schedule so that you can be home more and parent the children the way you want them?
No, because parenting is a partnership and I would hope and pray that most couples have discussed the issues and things that parenting a child ensues, BEFORE actually having children.
If that didn't happen before children, then I still think it should be a compromise. What I value as a parent shouldn't over ride what my husband or father of my children values.
If something was going on that I was not happy with at home while I was working, I don't think I would run out and quit my job but what I would do is find a compromise. My way should NOT supercede dad's methods and vice versa.
FWIW~ My answers are not necessarily neutral as
I know what I personally value about parenting my children but I would never impose MY personal beliefs or methods onto someone else as the "right" way to parent.
Everyone is different and what one values is not always the same as what others value and I can't say my values are better than anyone else's any more than they can say their parenting styles are better than mine.